Select Board Minutes
Groton Community Building
March 9, 2006
Present:
Select Board: Leonard Doscinski, Debra Tinkham and David Spencer
Treasurer: Roberta Dana
Road Personnel: Brent Smith
Guests: William Herbert Jr., Warren Tripp & Karen Deasy
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Leonard called the meeting to order at
7:05 PM.
Debra made the motion to appoint
Leonard Doscinski as Chairperson of the Selectboard. David Spencer seconded the
motion.
Correspondence and Selectboard minutes
were reviewed. Debra made the motion to accept the February 16, 2006 minutes.
Leonard seconded the motion.
Debra questioned if it wouldn’t be
better to have Jim Downing get paid for a couple more hours of time worked rather
then purchase another uniform? This was discussed and the purchase order was
signed for the uniform.
William Herbert Jr. requested the use
of the Groton Community Building gym so he could hold auctions. The auctions
would be set up on Friday afternoon or evening and the auction would be held
Saturday evening then the auction items would be cleared out on Sunday. William Herbert would like to start the
auctions in September and go through May.
The Selectboard brought up the issues
of insurance, moving things across the gym floor along with the conflict of
other people wanting to use the hall for birthdays, weddings and basketball
practice plus the parking problems. Debra filled William in on the plans of the
hall remodeling that is being looked into. This was tabled until later and the
Selectboard will get back to William Herbert.
Roberta questioned what the hourly pay
rate would be for the three new listers as it hadn’t been decided at budget
time.
Roberta, the Selectboard had given the
Town Clerk, Treasurer each a raise of $1.00 plus the cost of living last year
to help bring the pay rate up to surrounding towns.
Warren Tripp and Karen Deasy entered
the Selectboard meeting reporting on the building committee meeting. Warren requested the Selectboard retain the
services of Karen (Sterling Design) to help with additional design and site plans. Debra questioned what the dollar amount
would be? Would it be hourly rate or a flat amount? Karen said either hourly or not to exceed figure however the
Selectboard feels comfortable.
Warren, a time line to go by will be
needed. Warren said that Thursday the 16th of March at 6:30 pm the
building committee will meet.
Debra made the motion that due to
research of surrounding town of size and population Linda, Town Clerk and
Roberta, Treasurer will increase their pay rate by $1.00 plus the 4.5
percent. The Listers are set at $8.50
for the two new listers and Paul Sykas will be set at $9.00 as he was a lister
last year. The Auditors will be set at
$8.00; everyone else will get the 4.5 percent pay rate increase. Leonard
seconded the motion and David agreed.
Debra made the motion to appoint
Leonard Doscinski as Agent to convey Real Estate. David seconded the motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint
Reginal Guertin Health Officer. David seconded the motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint Sharon
Proctor as Deputy Health Officer. David seconded the motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint Wade
Johnson as Forest Fire Warden. David seconded the motion.
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Debra made the motion to appoint Brent
Smith as Emergency Management Coordinator. David seconded the motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint Brent
Smith as 911 Coordinator. David seconded the motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint Terry
Dana, E. Charles Frost and Kenneth Murray as Fence Viewers. David seconded the
motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint Fred
Braman, Don Crum and Kenneth Ricker as Inspectors of Wood, Lumber, Shingles.
David seconded the motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint Linda
Nunn as Town Service Officer. David seconded the motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint
Richard Montague as Energy Coordinator.
David seconded the motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint Wade
Johnson as NVDA Representative. David seconded
the motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint Thomas
Huyler as NVDA Representative Alternate.
David seconded the motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint
William Putnam as Zoning Administrator.
David seconded the motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint Wayne
Dyer, E. Charles Frost and Mark Gleicher as Board of Adjustment. David seconded the motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint
Josephine Guertin as Animal Control Officer.
David seconded the motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint
Josephine Guertin as Pound Keeper.
David seconded the motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint Linda
Nunn as the Selectboard Secretary.
David seconded the motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint David
Spencer as NEKSW Supervisor. Leonard seconded
the motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint Steve
Desroches NEKSW Alternate. David seconded
the motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint Wade
Johnson, Robert Abraham, Kenneth Murray and Thomas Huyler as Planning
Commission. David seconded the motion.
Debra made the motion to appoint
Otterman and Allen as Town Agent. David
seconded the motion.
Brent: Phillip has gone to Florida to
be with his father and plans to return Friday March 17th. The
Selectboard reminded Brent if he needs help he can call on Jim Downing or Herb
Hatch.
Brent added some changes into the
Highway and Traffic Ordinance on Minard Hill Road. Brent said he added in the
slip.
Debra made the motion to adopt the town
traffic ordinance and the town highway ordinance as written as of March 9th,
2006. Leonard seconded the motion and David agreed, so moved.
Leonard presented a letter from the
Fire Department for the sale of Engine 2, a 1954 Ford Pumper. The approval from
the Selectboard was given for the letter. (See attached copy)
Leonard presented a copy of a proposed
policy concerning the Fire Department “Communication Equipment” a copy of this will be sent to the Fire
Chief and the President of the Emergency Services requesting that if they have
anything to add or questions concerning the policy to present them by the March
23rd, 2006 Selectboard meeting.
Debra looked at a copy of the Newbury
Solid waste ordinance for the disposal of junk vehicles. This was discussed and
will be checked into further.
Leonard made the motion to adjourn; Debra
seconded the motion.
Meeting adjourned at 10:10 PM.
Groton
Selectboard
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Leonard
Doscinski, Chair
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Debra
Tinkham
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David
Spencer
Respectfully submitted by Linda Nunn
Not
Valid Until Signed By The Selectboard